Circuit/System Testing
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2008 Pontiac G8. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
- With a scan tool clear the DTC.
- Ignition OFF, disconnect the harness connectors at the following components.
- Door lock/window switch
- Headlamp and panel dimmer switch
- Steering wheel controls
- Multifunction switch - center console
- Automatic transmission shift lever
- Dome/reading lamps - with CF5
- Operate the vehicle within the conditions for running the DTC and verify the DTC does not reset.
- If the DTC resets, test the control circuit terminal 18 X3 for a short to ground. If the circuits test normal, replace the BCM.
- Reconnect each component one at a time and verify the DTC does not reset as current.
- If the DTC resets as current, test or replace the component responsible for setting the DTC.